jibarodepr
2010-08-18, 17:15
http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Egypt.html (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everyculture.c om%2FCr-Ga%2FEgypt.html)
Egypt is the internationally used name but not the name used by the people of the country. It derives from the Greek Aegyptos, which in turn probably comes from ancient Egyptian words referring to the land ( Hut-ka-ptah, or "house of the essence [ka] of Ptah," a local god). Western names derive from this, as does the word "Copt" (in Arabic, qibt ). "Copt" can be taken to mean "Egyptian" in general, but now commonly means an Egyptian Christian, technically one belonging to the majority Coptic Church. In Arabic, the name is Misr. This name is older than the Muslim conquest, but is attested to in the Koran. It can refer to either the whole country or the capital city. The name itself is an icon, spoken, written, or sung.
The population of Egypt is relatively homogeneous. The overwhelming majority (over 90 percent) are Arabic-speaking Sunni Muslims. About 6 percent are Christians, who are indistinguishable in other respects from the Muslims. Most of the Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, the historic church of Egypt, but minorities within the minority are Catholic or Protestant, or derive from the churches of the Levant (Maronite, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholic). There are a few small linguistic minorities, of which the largest is the Nubians, who speak two Nubian languages (Kenuz and Mahas) related to the Nilo-Saharan languages of the Sudan. They represent less than 1 percent of Egypt's population, and are concentrated around Aswan. Other linguistic minorities include a few thousand Berber speakers in Siwa oasis, the easternmost outpost of Berber speech, and the small population of Beja (Ababda and Bisharin) in the eastern desert east of Aswan. All these groups are Muslim. There are also urban linguistic enclaves of Armenians, Greeks, Italians, and others. Another urban enclave was the Jews, now largely emigrated, who spoke either Arabic or various European languages. The urban minorities were much larger before the middle of the twentieth century.
---------- Post added 2010-08-18 at 12:24 ----------
Origin and Identity of Egyptian people:
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWLry9o70c (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F watch%3Fv%3DvtWLry9o70c)
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzCsGdH_gQ8&feature=related (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F watch%3Fv%3DlzCsGdH_gQ8%26feature%3Drelated)
part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBz0Cllbch4&feature=related (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F watch%3Fv%3DvBz0Cllbch4%26feature%3Drelated)
This is all about Egypt identity, what do you think?
Egypt is the internationally used name but not the name used by the people of the country. It derives from the Greek Aegyptos, which in turn probably comes from ancient Egyptian words referring to the land ( Hut-ka-ptah, or "house of the essence [ka] of Ptah," a local god). Western names derive from this, as does the word "Copt" (in Arabic, qibt ). "Copt" can be taken to mean "Egyptian" in general, but now commonly means an Egyptian Christian, technically one belonging to the majority Coptic Church. In Arabic, the name is Misr. This name is older than the Muslim conquest, but is attested to in the Koran. It can refer to either the whole country or the capital city. The name itself is an icon, spoken, written, or sung.
The population of Egypt is relatively homogeneous. The overwhelming majority (over 90 percent) are Arabic-speaking Sunni Muslims. About 6 percent are Christians, who are indistinguishable in other respects from the Muslims. Most of the Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, the historic church of Egypt, but minorities within the minority are Catholic or Protestant, or derive from the churches of the Levant (Maronite, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholic). There are a few small linguistic minorities, of which the largest is the Nubians, who speak two Nubian languages (Kenuz and Mahas) related to the Nilo-Saharan languages of the Sudan. They represent less than 1 percent of Egypt's population, and are concentrated around Aswan. Other linguistic minorities include a few thousand Berber speakers in Siwa oasis, the easternmost outpost of Berber speech, and the small population of Beja (Ababda and Bisharin) in the eastern desert east of Aswan. All these groups are Muslim. There are also urban linguistic enclaves of Armenians, Greeks, Italians, and others. Another urban enclave was the Jews, now largely emigrated, who spoke either Arabic or various European languages. The urban minorities were much larger before the middle of the twentieth century.
---------- Post added 2010-08-18 at 12:24 ----------
Origin and Identity of Egyptian people:
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWLry9o70c (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F watch%3Fv%3DvtWLry9o70c)
part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzCsGdH_gQ8&feature=related (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F watch%3Fv%3DlzCsGdH_gQ8%26feature%3Drelated)
part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBz0Cllbch4&feature=related (https://www.forumbiodiversity.com/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F watch%3Fv%3DvBz0Cllbch4%26feature%3Drelated)
This is all about Egypt identity, what do you think?